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1968 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Lightweight
• One of 50 lightweight Mustangs produced • Delivered to Ford in Dearborn as a marketing vehicle • Factory-sponsored drag car driven by Dave Lyall • Sold to Lyall for $1 to compete in the Super Stock wars • Documented with copies of the window sticker, Lyall’s $1 contract, Michigan title search, Ford internal memos…
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1972 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Super
• Chevy C10 Short Bed with wood floor • Cheyenne Super Package • Wood-grain trim and Houndstooth interior • Totally restored with new GM parts in 2006 • Restoration by Gary Terry of CheyenneSuper-Man in Abilene, TX • 402-ci big-block engine • Turbo HydraMatic transmission • Factory air conditioning • Power steering and brakes •…
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One Auction, Two 911S Porsches
Every auction has surprising results, but the sales of these two Porsche 911S cars — on the same day, in the same tent and before many of the same bidders — provide some insight into the current state of Porsche 911S values. Let’s first take a close look at both cars.
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1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Convertible Coupe
As advanced as the Model J Duesenberg was upon its introduction in 1929, most of the technical advancements contained within were confined to the body and chassis. The design of the front end and fenders — as well as that of most coachbuilt bodies — still bowed toward late-1920s convention, albeit stylishly. As a result,…
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2000 Porsche 911 GT3 R
Porsche’s 911 series is the definitive sports-car family and a legend in endurance racing. Many consider the GT3 as its crowning achievement. In the tradition of the Carrera RS 2.8, the 996-based GT3, introduced in 2000, was a street-legal homologation model — a raw, track-ready car with a highly modified 3.6-liter, liquid-cooled, flat-6 engine. Whereas…
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1952 Ferrari 225 Sport Berlinetta “Tuboscocca”
The lifeblood of Ferrari, particularly in the early years, was competition. It is a widely held belief that the creation of road-going versions of the competition sports cars existed almost solely to support Il Commendatore’s racing effort. In many instances, engineering advances developed for battle can be traced directly to the road cars, such as…
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1955 Jaguar XK 140 MC Roadster
From 1948 through 1954, the groundbreaking XK 120 established Jaguar at the forefront of sports car manufacturers with its graceful lines and impressive, race-winning performance. Late in 1954, the improved XK 140 arrived, heralding comprehensive improvements that made the original design even better. Notable upgrades included precise rack-and-pinion steering, improved brakes and engine cooling, plus…
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1967 Fiat Dino Spider
The 1965 Dino 206S Speciale coupe was Enzo Ferrari’s tribute to his late son, Dino. More practically, it was a way of making the new all-alloy, Ferrari-built V6 eligible for Formula Two competition by building 500 production cars equipped with it. Given Ferrari’s limited production, Fiat used the engine in a new, sporty model that…
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Dodging the Bullet on a 356
Dear Keith: Now that I’ve purchased the SCM Volvo 1800ES and it’s on the way to my garage, I’d like to ask your opinion on a 356C sunroof coupe that’s been offered to me. I’ve taken a quick look at it, and it appears to be a really nice older restoration, holding up well. There…
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The Beetle is Crawling Back
The humble Volkswagen Beetle — which is actually not its official name, but few people know what a Type 1 is — created the massive compact-car market in the United States. It took the brilliant mind of Ferdinand Porsche — and high-quality labor from a rebuilding post-war West Germany — to make a compact…